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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-10 09:41 PM
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USA ranks 18th on Democracy Index of the Economist Group
I thought this might interest some. Here are the top 18 rankings in 2008 per Wikipedia:

1- Sweden
2- Norway
3- Iceland
4- Netherlands
5- Denmark
6- Finland
7- New Zealand
8- Switzerland
9- Luxembourg
10- Australia
11- Canada
12- Ireland
13- Germany
14- Austria
15- Spain
16- Malta
17- Japan
18- USA

Hope some find this useful and/or interesting.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-10 09:50 PM
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1. We can't be THAT high! nt
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dflprincess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-10 09:52 PM
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2. But I thought Sweden was a socialist hell hole!!!
:sarcasm:

It's a damn pity great-great-grandma & grandpa got on that boat.
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